Evansville Wisconsin History

Ruth Ann Montgomery,
Evansville, Wisconsin
Historian

Evansville, Wisconsin has a
fascinating history. Want to know
more about Evansville, Wisconsin
its people, houses, businesses,
organizations, and government?
Please contact me by e-mail:
RMontgomery@litewire.net

Maps:
1830s Surveyor's map of Union Township

1858 Map of Evansville

1871 Bird's Eye View of Evansville

1883 Bird's Eye View of Evansville

1891 Union Township Map

UNION TOWNSHIP HISTORY
SETTLEMENT TO 1959

Union township officers 1842-1939

Union Township Schools

Town of Union Voter Registration
1878

Sports

Football in the 1890s

E vansville's Baseball History

More Genealogy Sources

RootsWeb.com Rock County History

Probate Records of Rock County 1839-1930s
Probate Records of Rock County 1839-1930s

Evansville Wisconsin Residential and
Commercial Building History

CHURCH STREET
113 West Church
127 West Church
144 West Church
262 West Church

SOUTH FIRST STREET
23 South First Street

443 South First (Leota School For Girls)

EAST MAIN STREET
check out this page for histories

WEST MAIN STREET
check out this page for
histories of West Main Street
Buildings

South First Street
349 South First

North First Street

51 North First

Grove street

LIBERTY STREET

WEST LIBERTY STREET

39 West Liberty

104 West Liberty

107 West Liberty

112 West Liberty

South Madison Street
11 South Madison

Evansville's Veterans - 192 Tank Battalion

Wives and Mothers of Veterans May 19, 2008

Seven Leeder Brothers Serve in U. S. Military

World War II Veterans Interviews 2006

Korean War Veterans Interviews November 2009

Evansville's VIETNAM VETERANS Part 1

Evansville VIETNAM VETERANS Part 2

Evansville's Veteran's Memorials

CHURCHES

First Baptist Church

Free Will Baptist/Free Methodist/Grace Baptist

St. Paul's Catholic Church
list of deceased members

St. John's Episcopal

People: Many people and families have
contributed to the history of Evansville. Click on
people to view the newspaper articles, stories
and histories of the Evansville area families
Updated August 12, 2013

1898 Evansville and
Union Township
Wisconsin Directory

WRIGHTS
DIRECTORY OF
EVANSVILLE 1900-01

Cemeteries:

Ball Tavern Cemetery

Cooksville Cemetery (scanned directory)

Cooksville Cemetery (Bruce Julseth Website)

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

Maple Hill Cemetery

History of Maple Hill Cemetery

Union Baptist Cemetery A-L
Union Baptist Cemetery M-Z

For indexes to Evansville Area Cemeteries and
obituaries, contact Ruth Ann Montgomery
RMontgomery@l itewire.net

Evansville City Hall 1898

History of Lake Leota

Evansville
Public School History

The Eager Free Public Library celebrated 100
years in its historic building in 2008.

In 1978 the building was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places.

Become a member of the Theodore Robinson
Society, and help promote programs to increase
the knowledge of Theodore Robinson, as one of
America's first impressionist painters, promote
local art events, lectures, and displays of local
artists in the Evansville, Wisconsin area

Click on image to
enlarge

Evansville Water and Light

For more pictures of Evansville
and other unique Rock County
sites go to:
www.ruralrock.weebly.com

"Evansville" by Ruth Ann Montgomery with
photographs by John Ehle
from the "Then and Now" series by Arcadia
Publishing, Inc.

Janesville Gazette article

"EVANSVILLE, WISCONSIN"
IMAGES OF AMERICA
BY RUTH ANN MONTGOMERY
for a signed copy contact
RMontgomery@litewire.net

ARCADIA PUBLISHING

AMAZON.COM

BARNES & NOBLE

Other books by Ruth Ann Montgomery

Evansville: Glimpses of the Grove
$20 plus postage

Evansville Veterinary Service
$20 plus postage

History of St. Paul Catholic Church
$20 plus postage

Contact Ruth Ann Montgomery at RMontgomery@litewire.net